RedSea ReefDose doser

JustAnt · Jun 6, 2019

like the subject says... anyone have an update from RedSea about their ReefDose that was supposed to be out by Jan 2019? It’s almost 6 month delayed now. I had been waiting on it to come out but I’m now tired of the manual dosing so I might go GHL instead unless the ReefDose is coming soon.

I wonder if the RedSea ReefDose has been abandoned?

FlyPenFly · Jun 6, 2019

I asked too, I think it’s cancelled

Chad3407 · Jun 6, 2019

I saw a video the other day where a redsea rep said it was coming at the end of this year. Wave pumps are coming in August or September.

JustAnt · Jun 6, 2019

I’m going to reefapaloza NY in a few weeks. RedSea will have a booth there. I will ask for an update.

JustAnt · Jun 6, 2019

Chad3407 said:
I saw a video the other day where a redsea rep said it was coming at the end of this year. Wave pumps are coming in August or September.

Do u have a link to that video?

Thanks for the info!

Chad3407 · Jun 7, 2019

Check the 8 min mark.

JustAnt · Jun 7, 2019

Terrific!!! thanks so much!

Chad3407 · Jun 7, 2019

JustAnt said:
Terrific!!! thanks so much!

No problem. Hopefully it's true.

JustAnt · Jun 23, 2019

Chad3407 said:
No problem. Hopefully it's true.

So I was at RAP this weekend and as soon as it opened I headed straight to the RedSea booth. Unfortunately they would not confirm if or when the ReefDose is coming out

tautog83 · Jun 24, 2019

Sucks man , I was waiting but then just got a dos

JustAnt · Jul 13, 2019

I also couldn’t wait any longer. I just bought a GHL doser

JoshH · Jul 13, 2019

JustAnt said:
I also couldn’t wait any longer. I just bought a GHL doser

You won't be disappointed with that purchase atall

I feel that Red Sea has kindof bitten off more than they can chew with the promise of an entire equipment setup with such close release dates.

Westside Guy · Jul 24, 2019

JustAnt said:
I also couldn’t wait any longer. I just bought a GHL doser

I have been researching GHL, how do you like it so far? What are the pros and cons?

JustAnt · Jul 24, 2019

Westside Guy said:
I have been researching GHL, how do you like it so far? What are the pros and cons?

I haven’t set it up yet. Hopefully this weekend. I can tell you one of the driving factors was the integration with khl director and the upcoming ion director that will run tests beyond Alk. Also i can tell you that from looking at the instructions it seems confusing to initially set up and that is a somewhat common complaint online.

GoVols · Jul 24, 2019

JustAnt said:
I haven’t set it up yet. Hopefully this weekend. I can tell you one of the driving factors was the integration with khl director and the upcoming ion director that will run tests beyond Alk. Also i can tell you that from looking at the instructions it seems confusing to initially set up and that is a somewhat common complaint online.

I run an Alkatronic and you should love the KH Director too.

Westside Guy · Aug 28, 2019

JustAnt said:
I haven’t set it up yet. Hopefully this weekend. I can tell you one of the driving factors was the integration with khl director and the upcoming ion director that will run tests beyond Alk. Also i can tell you that from looking at the instructions it seems confusing to initially set up and that is a somewhat common complaint online.

Have you set it up yet? If yes, I look forward to your comments.

JustAnt · Aug 28, 2019

Yes, it’s been running a few weeks now. Calibration was easy especially if u buy a 50ml graduated cylinder (I got one from BRS). Setting the amount to dose is easy as well as the times / frequency of each dosage. It’s been set it and forget it. Very pleased overall.

The biggest issues I ran into was during initial setup. Mine had a very old firmware on it which I think contributed to my difficulties in upgrading the firmware and getting it set up. One point of confusion for me was the were (I think 3) ways to set up the WiFi which threw me off. Long story short there was a lot of cursing getting it set up and updating the firm ware. Once I got the firmware update the set up process went smoothly and I’m happy with it. It’s very quiet too.

So overall I think my experience is typical of other reviews I read in that it can be a pia to set up but very pleased once I got it setup and running. Let me know if you have any questions and I’ll try to answer them.